Cancer.Net - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-type-page-category/about-clinical-trials
enBreast Cancer - Metastatic - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/breast-cancer-metastatic/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE: </b>You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.</p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for patients with metastatic breast cancer. To make scientific advances, doctors design research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. In fact, every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials. </p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments, or new ways of using existing treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the treatment doctors use now. For example, these types of studies may evaluate new drugs, different combinations of existing treatments, new approaches to radiation therapy or surgery, new methods of providing treatment, and the experience of receiving cancer therapy. Patients who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there can be risks with a clinical trial, including possible side effects and the chance that the new treatment may not work. People are encouraged to talk with their health care team about the pros and cons of joining a specific study. </p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Patients decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some patients, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, patients are often willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other patients volunteer for clinical trials because they know that these studies are a way to contribute to progress in treating metastatic breast cancer. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future patients with metastatic breast cancer.</p>
<p>Insurance coverage of clinical trial costs differs by location and by study. In some programs, some of the patient’s expenses from participating in the clinical trial are reimbursed. In others, they are not. It is important to talk with the research team and your insurance company first to learn if and how your treatment in a clinical trial will be covered. Learn more about <a href="/node/30756">health insurance coverage of clinical trials</a>.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, they may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” Placebos are usually combined with standard treatment in most cancer clinical trials. When a placebo is used in a study, it is done with the full knowledge of the participants. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials.</a></p>
<h3>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, patients must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor should:</p>
<ul><li>
<p>Describe all of the patient’s options so that the person understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>List all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Explain what will be required of each patient in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><p>Clinical trials also have certain rules called “eligibility criteria” that help structure the research and keep patients safe. You and the research team will carefully review these criteria together.</p>
<p>Patients who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. This may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are also closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that patients participating in a clinical trial talk with their doctor and researchers about who will be providing their treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the patient chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends. </p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of cancer. For specific topics being studied for metastatic breast cancer, learn more in the Latest Research section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about cancer clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a <a href="/node/24863">complete section on clinical trials</a> and <a href="/node/24878">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of cancer</a>, including metastatic breast cancer. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/how-cancer-treated/clinical-trials/pre-act">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The <a href="/node/36296">next section in this guide is Latest Research</a></i><i>. It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for this type of cancer. You may use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide. </i> </p>
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</div>Fri, 19 May 2017 15:22:37 +0000claire.smith36291 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/breast-cancer-metastatic/about-clinical-trials#commentsLung Cancer - Small Cell - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/lung-cancer-small-cell/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE</b>: You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. To see other pages, use the menu.</p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for patients with small cell lung cancer. To make scientific advances, doctors create research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. In fact, every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials.</p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the current treatment doctors use now. These studies evaluate new drugs and methods of treatment, new approaches to existing treatments, and new prevention methods. Patients who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there is no guarantee that the new treatment will be safe, effective, or better than what doctors use now.</p>
<p>Some clinical trials study new ways to relieve symptoms and side effects during treatment. Others study ways to manage the late effects that may happen a long time after treatment. Talk with your doctor about clinical trials for symptoms and side effects. There are also clinical trials studying ways to prevent cancer.</p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Patients decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some patients, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, patients are willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other patients volunteer for clinical trials because they know that these studies are the only way to make progress in treating small cell lung cancer. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future patients with small cell lung cancer.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, they may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” However, placebos are usually combined with standard treatment in most cancer clinical trials. When a placebo is used in a study, it is done with the full knowledge of the participants. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials.</a></p>
<h3>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, patients must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor will list all of the patient’s options so that the person understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment. The doctor must also explain all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment. Finally, the doctor must detail what will be required of each patient in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</p>
<p>Patients who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. This may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are also closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that patients participating in a clinical trial talk with their doctor and researchers about who will be providing their treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the patient chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends. </p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p><b></b>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of cancer. For specific topics being studied for small cell lung cancer, learn more in the <a href="/node/33836">Latest Research</a> section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about cancer clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a <a href="/node/24863">complete section on clinical trials</a> and <a href="/node/24878">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of cancer</a>. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The </i><a href="/node/33836"><i>next section in this guide is Latest Research</i></a><i>. It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for this type of cancer. Or, use the menu to choose another section to continue reading this guide.</i></p>
</div></div></div><div class="links inline"><div class="translation_es first last"><a href="/es/tipos-de-c%C3%A1ncer/c%C3%A1ncer-de-pulm%C3%B3n-de-c%C3%A9lulas-peque%C3%B1as/acerca-de-los-estudios-cl%C3%ADnicos" title="Cáncer de pulmón de células pequeñas - Acerca de los ensayos clínicos" class="translation-link" xml:lang="es">Español</a></div>
</div>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:46:11 +0000claire.smith33831 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/lung-cancer-small-cell/about-clinical-trials#commentsSarcomas of Specific Organs - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/sarcomas-specific-organs/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE: </b>You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.<b></b></p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for patients with sarcomas that are specific to particular organs. To make scientific advances, doctors create research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. In fact, every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials.</p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the treatment doctors use now. These types of studies evaluate new drugs, different combinations of existing treatments, new approaches to radiation therapy or surgery, and new methods of treatment. Patients who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there are some risks with a clinical trial, including possible side effects and that the new treatment may not work. People are encouraged to talk with their health care team about the pros and cons of joining a specific study.</p>
<p>Some clinical trials study new ways to relieve symptoms and side effects during treatment. Others study ways to manage the late effects that may happen a long time after treatment. Talk with your doctor about clinical trials for symptoms and side effects. There are also clinical trials studying ways to prevent cancer.</p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Patients decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some patients, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, patients are often willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other patients volunteer for clinical trials because they know that these studies are a way to contribute to the progress in rare cancers such as sarcoma. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future patients with sarcoma.</p>
<p>Insurance coverage of clinical trials costs differs by location and by study. In some programs, some of the patient’s expenses from participating in the clinical trial are reimbursed. In others, they are not. It is important to talk with the research team and your insurance company first to learn if and how your treatment in a clinical trial will be covered. Learn more about <a href="/node/30756">health insurance coverage of clinical trials</a>.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, they may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” Placebos are usually combined with standard treatment in most cancer clinical trials. When a placebo is used in a study, it is done with the full knowledge of the participants. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials.</a></p>
<h3>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, patients must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor should:</p>
<ul><li>
<p>Describe all of the patient’s options, so that the person understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>List all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Explain what will be required of each patient in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><p>Clinical trials also have certain rules called “eligibility criteria” that help structure the research and keep patients safe. You and the research team will carefully review these criteria together.</p>
<p>Patients who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. This may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are also closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that patients participating in a clinical trial talk with their doctor and researchers about who will be providing their treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the patient chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends.</p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of cancer. For specific topics being studied for sarcoma, learn more in the <a href="/node/18447">Latest Research</a> section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about cancer clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a <a href="/node/24863">complete section on clinical trials</a> and <a href="/node/25071">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of tumor</a>. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act" target="_blank">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The </i><a href="/node/18447"><i>next section in this guide is Latest Research</i></a><i>. It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for this type of cancer. You may use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide.</i></p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:52:28 +0000ascoadmin18444 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/sarcomas-specific-organs/about-clinical-trials#commentsVaginal Cancer - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/vaginal-cancer/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE:</b> You will learn more about clinical trials, which are among the ways that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.</p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for patients with vaginal cancer. To make scientific advances, doctors create research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. Every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials.</p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the treatment doctors use now. These types of studies evaluate new drugs, different combinations of existing treatments, new approaches to radiation therapy or surgery, and new methods of treatment. Patients who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there are some risks with a clinical trial, including possible side effects and that the new treatment may not work. People are encouraged to talk with their health care team about the pros and cons of joining a specific study.</p>
<p>Some clinical trials study new ways to relieve symptoms and side effects during treatment. Others study ways to manage the late effects that may happen a long time after treatment. Talk with your doctor about clinical trials for symptoms and side effects. There are also clinical trials studying ways to prevent cancer.</p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Patients decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some patients, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, patients are often willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other patients volunteer for clinical trials because these studies are a way to contribute to the progress in treating vaginal cancer. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future patients with vaginal cancer.</p>
<p>Insurance coverage of clinical trials costs differs by location and by study. In some programs, some of the patient’s expenses from participating in the clinical trial are reimbursed. In others, they are not. It is important to talk with the research team and your insurance company first to learn if and how your treatment in a clinical trial will be covered. Learn more about <a href="/node/30756">health insurance coverage of clinical trials</a>.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, they may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” Placebos are usually combined with standard treatment in most cancer clinical trials. When a placebo is used in a study, it is done with the full knowledge of the participants. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials</a>.</p>
<h3>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, patients must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor should:</p>
<ul><li>
<p>Describe all of the patient’s options so that the person understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>List all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Explain what will be required of each patient in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><p>Clinical trials also have certain rules called “eligibility criteria” that help structure the research and keep patients safe. You and the research team will carefully review these criteria together.</p>
<p>Patients who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. These may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that patients participating in a clinical trial talk with their doctor and researchers about who will be providing their treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the patient chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends.</p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of cancer. For specific topics being studied for vaginal cancer, learn more in the <a href="/node/19710">Latest Research</a> section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about cancer clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a complete section on clinical trials and <a href="/node/24878">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of cancer</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act" target="_blank">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The </i><a href="/node/19710">next section in this guide is Latest Research</a><i>. It explains active areas of scientific research for this type of cancer. You may use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide.</i></p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:52:28 +0000ascoadmin19707 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/vaginal-cancer/about-clinical-trials#commentsSarcoma, Soft Tissue - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/sarcoma-soft-tissue/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE:</b> You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.</p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for patients with sarcoma. To make scientific advances, doctors create research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. In fact, every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials.</p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the treatment doctors use now. These types of studies evaluate new drugs, different combinations of existing treatments, new approaches to radiation therapy or surgery, and new methods of treatment. Patients who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there are some risks with a clinical trial, including possible side effects and that the new treatment may not work. People are encouraged to talk with their health care team about the pros and cons of joining a specific study.</p>
<p>Some clinical trials study new ways to relieve symptoms and side effects during treatment. Others study ways to manage the late effects that may happen a long time after treatment. Talk with your doctor about clinical trials for symptoms and side effects. There are also clinical trials studying ways to prevent cancer.</p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Patients decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some patients, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, patients are often willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other patients volunteer for clinical trials because they know that these studies are a way to contribute to the progress in treating sarcoma. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future patients with sarcoma.</p>
<p>Insurance coverage of clinical trials costs differs by location and by study. In some programs, some of the patient’s expenses from participating in the clinical trial are reimbursed. In others, they are not. It is important to talk with the research team and your insurance company first to learn if and how your treatment in a clinical trial will be covered. Learn more about <a href="/node/30756">health insurance coverage of clinical trials</a>.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, they may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” Placebos are usually combined with standard treatment in most cancer clinical trials. When a placebo is used in a study, it is done with the full knowledge of the participants. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials</a>.<a href="http://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/how-cancer-treated/clinical-trials/placebos-cancer-clinical-trials"></a></p>
<h3>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, patients must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor should:</p>
<ul><li>
<p>Describe all of the patient’s options so that the person understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>List all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Explain what will be required of each patient in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><p>Clinical trials also have certain rules called “eligibility criteria” that help structure the research and keep patients safe. You and the research team will carefully review these criteria together.</p>
<p>Patients who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. This may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are also closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that patients participating in a clinical trial talk with their doctor and researchers about who will be providing their treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the patient chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends. </p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of cancer. For specific topics being studied for sarcoma, learn more in the <a href="/node/19615">Latest Research</a> section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about cancer clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a <a href="/node/24863">complete section on clinical trials</a> and <a href="/node/24878">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of cancer</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act" target="_blank">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The </i><a href="/node/19615"><i>next section in this guide is Latest Research</i></a>.<i> It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for this type of cancer. You may use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide. </i></p>
</div></div></div><div class="links inline"><div class="translation_es first last"><a href="/es/tipos-de-c%C3%A1ncer/sarcoma-de-tejido-blando/acerca-de-los-estudios-cl%C3%ADnicos" title="Sarcoma de tejido blando - Acerca de los estudios clínicos" class="translation-link" xml:lang="es">Español</a></div>
</div>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:52:28 +0000ascoadmin19612 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/sarcoma-soft-tissue/about-clinical-trials#commentsHIV and AIDS-Related Cancer - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/hiv-and-aids-related-cancer/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE</b>: You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.</p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for patients with HIV/AIDS-related cancer. To make scientific advances, doctors create research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. In fact, every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials.</p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the treatment doctors use now. These types of studies evaluate new drugs, different combinations of existing treatments, new approaches to radiation therapy or surgery, and new methods of treatment. Patients who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there are some risks with a clinical trial, including possible side effects and that the new treatment may not work. People are encouraged to talk with their health care team about the pros and cons of joining a specific study.</p>
<p>Some clinical trials study new ways to relieve symptoms and side effects during treatment. Others study ways to manage the late effects that may happen a long time after treatment. Talk with your doctor about clinical trials for symptoms and side effects. There are also clinical trials studying ways to prevent cancer.</p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Patients decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some patients, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, patients are often willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other patients volunteer for clinical trials because they know that these studies are a way to contribute to the progress in treating HIV/AIDS-related cancer. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future patients with HIV/AIDS-related cancer.</p>
<p>Insurance coverage of clinical trials costs differs by location and by study. In some programs, some of the patient’s expenses from participating in the clinical trial are reimbursed. In others, they are not. It is important to talk with the research team and your insurance company first to learn if and how your treatment in a clinical trial will be covered. Learn more about <a href="/node/30756">health insurance coverage of clinical trials</a>.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, they may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” Placebos are usually combined with standard treatment in most cancer clinical trials. When a placebo is used in a study, it is done with the full knowledge of the participants. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials.</a></p>
<h3>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, patients must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor should:</p>
<ul><li>
<p>Describe all of the patient’s options so that the person understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>List all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Explain what will be required of each patient in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><p>Clinical trials also have certain rules called “eligibility criteria” that help structure the research and keep patients safe. You and the research team will carefully review these criteria together.</p>
<p>Patients who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. This may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are also closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that patients participating in a clinical trial talk with their doctor and researchers about who will be providing their treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the patient chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends.</p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of cancer. For specific topics being studied for HIV/AIDS-related cancers, learn more in the <a href="/node/18938">Latest Research</a> section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about cancer clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a <a href="/node/24863">complete section on clinical trials</a> and <a href="/node/24878">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of cancer</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act" target="_blank">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The </i><a href="/node/18938"><i>next section in this guide is Latest Research</i></a><i>. It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for this type of cancer. You may use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide.</i></p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:52:28 +0000ascoadmin18935 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/hiv-and-aids-related-cancer/about-clinical-trials#commentsCervical Cancer - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/cervical-cancer/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE:</b> You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.</p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for women with cervical cancer. To make scientific advances, doctors create research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. In fact, every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials.</p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the treatment doctors use now. These types of studies evaluate new drugs, different combinations of existing treatments, new approaches to radiation therapy or surgery, and new methods of treatment. Women who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there are some risks with a clinical trial, including possible side effects and that the new treatment may not work. People are encouraged to talk with their health care team about the pros and cons of joining a specific study.</p>
<p>Some clinical trials study new ways to relieve symptoms and side effects during treatment. Others study ways to manage the late effects that may happen a long time after treatment. Talk with your doctor about clinical trials for symptoms and side effects. There are also clinical trials studying ways to prevent cancer.</p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>People decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some people, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, people are often willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other patients volunteer for clinical trials because they know that these studies are a way to contribute to the progress in treating cervical cancer. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future patients with cervical cancer.</p>
<p>Insurance coverage of clinical trials costs differs by location and by study. In some programs, some of the patient’s expenses from participating in the clinical trial are reimbursed. In others, they are not. It is important to talk with the research team and your insurance company first to learn if and how your treatment in a clinical trial will be covered. Learn more about <a href="/node/30756">health insurance coverage of clinical trials</a>.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, they may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” Placebos are usually combined with standard treatment in most cancer clinical trials. When a placebo is used in a study, it is done with the full knowledge of the participants. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials</a>.</p>
<h3>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, people must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor should:</p>
<ul><li>Describe all of the patient’s options, so that she understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment.</li>
<li>List all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment.</li>
<li>Explain what will be required of each patient in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</li>
</ul><p>Clinical trials also have certain rules called “eligibility criteria” that help structure the research and keep patients safe. You and the research team will carefully review these criteria together.</p>
<p> Patients who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. This may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are also closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that patients participating in a clinical trial talk with their doctor and researchers about who will be providing their treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the patient chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends. </p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of cancer. For specific topics being studied for cervical cancer, learn more in the <a href="/node/18686">Latest Research</a> section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about cancer clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a <a href="/node/24863">complete section on clinical trials</a> and <a href="/node/24878">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of cancer</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The </i><a href="/node/18686"><i>next section in this guide is Latest Research</i></a><i>. <i>It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for this type of cancer. You may use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide.</i></i></p>
</div></div></div><div class="links inline"><div class="translation_es first last"><a href="/es/tipos-de-c%C3%A1ncer/c%C3%A1ncer-de-cuello-uterino/acerca-de-los-estudios-cl%C3%ADnicos" title="Cáncer de cuello uterino - Acerca de los estudios clínicos" class="translation-link" xml:lang="es">Español</a></div>
</div>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:52:28 +0000ascoadmin18683 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/cervical-cancer/about-clinical-trials#commentsMeningioma - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/meningioma/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE</b>: You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.</p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for patients with meningioma. To make scientific advances, doctors create research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. In fact, every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials.</p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the treatment doctors use now. These types of studies evaluate new drugs, different combinations of existing treatments, new approaches to radiation therapy or surgery, and new methods of treatment. Patients who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there are some risks with a clinical trial, including possible side effects and that the new treatment may not work. People are encouraged to talk with their health care team about the pros and cons of joining a specific study.</p>
<p>Some clinical trials study new ways to relieve symptoms and side effects during treatment. Others study ways to manage the late effects that may happen a long time after treatment. Talk with your doctor about clinical trials for symptoms and side effects. There are also clinical trials studying ways to prevent cancer.</p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Patients decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some patients, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, patients are often willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other patients volunteer for clinical trials because they know that these studies are a way to contribute to progress in treating meningioma. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future patients with meningioma.</p>
<p>Insurance coverage of clinical trials costs differs by location and by study. In some programs, some of the patient’s expenses from participating in the clinical trial are reimbursed. In others, they are not. It is important to talk with the research team and your insurance company first to learn if and how your treatment in a clinical trial will be covered. Learn more about <a href="/node/30756">health insurance coverage of clinical trials</a>.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, they may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” Placebos are usually combined with standard treatment in most cancer clinical trials. When a placebo is used in a study, it is done with the full knowledge of the participants. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials.</a></p>
<h3>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, patients must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor should:</p>
<ul><li>
<p>Describe all of the patient’s options, so that the person understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><ul><li>
<p>List all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><ul><li>
<p>Explain what will be required of each patient in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><p>Clinical trials also have certain rules called “eligibility criteria” that help structure the research and keep patients safe. You and the research team will carefully review these criteria together.</p>
<p>Patients who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. This may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are also closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that patients participating in a clinical trial talk with their doctor and researchers about who will be providing their treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the patient chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends.</p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of tumors. For specific topics being studied for meningioma, learn more in the <a href="/node/19277">Latest Research</a> section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a <a href="/node/24863">complete section on clinical trials</a> and <a href="/node/24878">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of tumor</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act" target="_blank">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The </i><a href="/node/19277"><i>next section in this guide is Latest Research</i></a><i>.</i><i> It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for meningioma. You may use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide. </i></p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:52:28 +0000ascoadmin19274 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/meningioma/about-clinical-trials#commentsMesothelioma - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/mesothelioma/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE</b>: You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.</p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for patients with mesothelioma. To make scientific advances, doctors create research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. In fact, every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials.</p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the treatment doctors use now. These types of studies evaluate new drugs, different combinations of existing treatments, new approaches to radiation therapy or surgery, and new methods of treatment. Patients who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there are some risks with a clinical trial, including possible side effects and that the new treatment may not work. People are encouraged to talk with their health care team about the pros and cons of joining a specific study.</p>
<p>Some clinical trials study new ways to relieve symptoms and side effects during treatment. Others study ways to manage the late effects that may happen a long time after treatment. Talk with your doctor about clinical trials for symptoms and side effects. There are also clinical trials studying ways to prevent cancer.</p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Patients decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some patients, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, patients are often willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other patients volunteer for clinical trials because they know that these studies are a way to contribute to the progress in treating mesothelioma. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future patients with mesothelioma.</p>
<p>Insurance coverage of clinical trials costs differs by location and by study. In some programs, some of the patient’s expenses from participating in the clinical trial are reimbursed. In others, they are not. It is important to talk with the research team and your insurance company first to learn if and how your treatment in a clinical trial will be covered. Learn more about <a href="/node/30756">health insurance coverage of clinical trials</a>.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, they may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” Placebos are usually combined with standard treatment in most cancer clinical trials. When a placebo is used in a study, it is done with the full knowledge of the participants. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials.</a></p>
<h3>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, patients must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor should:</p>
<ul><li>
<p>Describe all of the patient’s options so that the person understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>List all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Explain what will be required of each patient in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><p>Clinical trials also have certain rules called “eligibility criteria” that help structure the research and keep patients safe. You and the research team will carefully review these criteria together.</p>
<p>Patients who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. This may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are also closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that patients participating in a clinical trial talk with their doctor and researchers about who will be providing their treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the patient chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends. </p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p><b></b>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of cancer. For specific topics being studied for mesothelioma, learn more in the <a href="/node/19290">Latest Research</a> section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about cancer clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a <a href="/node/24863">complete section on clinical trials</a> and <a href="/node/24878">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of cancer</a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act" target="_blank">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The </i><a href="/node/19290"><i>next section in this guide is Latest Research</i></a><i>. It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for this type of cancer. </i><i>You may use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide.</i></p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:52:28 +0000ascoadmin19287 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/mesothelioma/about-clinical-trials#commentsCentral Nervous System Tumors - Childhood - About Clinical Trialshttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/central-nervous-system-tumors-childhood/about-clinical-trials
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>ON THIS PAGE</b>: You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are tested to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.</p>
<h3>What are clinical trials?</h3>
<p>Doctors and scientists are always looking for better ways to care for children with a CNS tumor. To make scientific advances, doctors create research studies involving volunteers, called clinical trials. In fact, every drug that is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was tested in clinical trials.</p>
<p>Many clinical trials focus on new treatments. Researchers want to learn if a new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the treatment doctors use now. These types of studies evaluate new drugs, different combinations of existing treatments, new approaches to radiation therapy or surgery, and new methods of treatment. Children who participate in clinical trials can be some of the first to get a treatment before it is available to the public. However, there are some risks with a clinical trial, including possible side effects and that the new treatment may not work. People are encouraged to talk with their health care team about the pros and cons of joining a specific study.</p>
<p>Some clinical trials study new ways to relieve symptoms and side effects during treatment. Others study ways to manage the late effects that may happen a long time after treatment. Talk with the doctor about clinical trials for symptoms and side effects. There are also clinical trials studying ways to prevent cancer.</p>
<h3>Deciding to join a clinical trial</h3>
<p>People decide to participate in clinical trials for many reasons. For some children, a clinical trial is the best treatment option available. Because standard treatments are not perfect, patients are often willing to face the added uncertainty of a clinical trial in the hope of a better result. Other people volunteer for clinical trials because they know that these studies are a way to contribute to the progress in treating a childhood CNS tumor. Even if they do not benefit directly from the clinical trial, their participation may benefit future children with a CNS tumor.</p>
<p>Insurance coverage of clinical trials costs differs by location and by study. In some programs, some of the patient’s expenses from participating in the clinical trial are reimbursed. In others, they are not. It is important to talk with the research team and your insurance company first to learn if and how your child’s treatment in a clinical trial will be covered. Learn more about <a href="/node/30756">health insurance coverage of clinical trials</a>.</p>
<p>Sometimes people have concerns that, in a clinical trial, their child may receive no treatment by being given a placebo or a “sugar pill.” The use of placebos in cancer clinical trials in this way is rare overall and not done at all in childhood cancer research. Find out more about <a href="/node/24390">placebos in cancer clinical trials.</a></p>
<h3><a href="http://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/how-cancer-treated/clinical-trials/placebos-cancer-clinical-trials"></a>Patient safety and informed consent</h3>
<p>To join a clinical trial, parents and children must participate in a process known as informed consent. During informed consent, the doctor should:</p>
<ul><li>
<p>Describe all of the options, so that the person understands how the new treatment differs from the standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>List all of the risks of the new treatment, which may or may not be different from the risks of standard treatment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Explain what will be required of each person in order to participate in the clinical trial, including the number of doctor visits, tests, and the schedule of treatment.</p>
</li>
</ul><p>Clinical trials also have certain rules called “eligibility criteria” that help structure the research and keep patients safe. You and the research team will carefully review these criteria together.</p>
<p>People who participate in a clinical trial may stop participating at any time for any personal or medical reason. This may include that the new treatment is not working or there are serious side effects. Clinical trials are also closely monitored by experts who watch for any problems with each study. It is important that people participating in a clinical trial talk with the doctor and researchers about who will be providing their child’s treatment and care during the clinical trial, after the clinical trial ends, and/or if the person chooses to leave the clinical trial before it ends.</p>
<h3>Finding a clinical trial</h3>
<p>Research through clinical trials is ongoing for all types of tumors. For specific topics being studied for CNS tumors, learn more in the <a href="/node/18671">Latest Research</a> section.</p>
<p>Cancer.Net offers a lot of information about clinical trials in other areas of the website, including a <a href="/node/24863">complete section on clinical trials</a> and <a href="/node/24878">places to search for clinical trials for a specific type of tumor</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act"><img style="float: right; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;" src="/sites/all/modules/custom/pre_act/images/PRE-ACT-logo.png" alt="PRE-ACT, Preparatory Education About Clinical Trials" width="194" height="44" /></a></p>
<p>In addition, this website offers free access to a <a href="http://www.cancer.net/pre-act" target="_blank">video-based educational program</a> about cancer clinical trials, located outside of this guide.</p>
<p><i>The <a href="/node/18671">next section in this guide is Latest Research</a>. It explains areas of scientific research currently going on for CNS tumors. You may use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide. </i> </p>
</div></div></div><div class="links inline"><div class="translation_es first last"><a href="/es/tipos-de-c%C3%A1ncer/tumor-del-sistema-nervioso-central-c%C3%A1ncer-infantil/acerca-de-los-estudios-cl%C3%ADnicos" title="Tumor del sistema nervioso central - cáncer infantil - Acerca de los estudios clínicos" class="translation-link" xml:lang="es">Español</a></div>
</div>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:52:28 +0000ascoadmin18668 at http://www.cancer.nethttp://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/central-nervous-system-tumors-childhood/about-clinical-trials#comments